S 3236 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least ten years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability.

Introduced 1978-06-23· Sponsored by Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1978-06-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years as though the cause of death were service-connected.…

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